St. JOSEPH’S COLLGE FOR WOMEN (A)

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BOTANY

REPORT ON INTERNATINAL COFFEE DAY

 

Date- 30-09-2021                                                                               Time- 11.00 to 12.00 am

 

COORDINATORS-

Dr. P. Mary Anupama

Dr Mousami Shankar Addala

 

Faculty who participated- Prof Manikya Kumari, Dr Veerabrahmam, Dr Naga Raju, Dr Manya Sree, Ms. Vishnu Priya

Students involved- Final year BBC students - 40

 

Coffee is one of the most loved beverages and happens to be the favourite of millions. Most of us find it really tough to kick start our day without a cup of hot coffee.

Every year on October 1, International Coffee Day is observed to celebrate and promote coffee as a beverage. This day is also celebrated to educate people about the benefits, history and popularity of coffee. The day is dedicated to appreciate millions of farmers who go an extra mile to produce coffee for us. People celebrate this day by gaining knowledge about the history of this aromatic crop, try various types of coffee and dishes made out of its beans and organise various events in coffee shops and chain outlets.

“Caffeine is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about coffee. But coffee also contains antioxidants and other active substances that may reduce internal inflammation and protect against disease,” says Diane Vizthum, M.S., R.D., research nutritionist for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

 

SOME FINDING ABOUT ADVANTAGES OF HAVING COFFEE:

1.     Recent studies found that coffee drinkers are less likely to die from some of the leading causes of death in women: coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease.

2.     That’s the theory behind studies that found that people who drink more coffee are less likely to get type 2 diabetes.

3.     Drinking one to two cups of coffee a day may help ward off heart failure, when a weakened heart has difficulty pumping enough blood to the body.

4.     Both regular and decaf coffee seem to have a protective effect on your liver. Research shows that coffee drinkers are more likely to have liver enzyme levels within a healthy range than people who don’t drink coffee.

5.     Dark roast coffee decreases breakage in DNA strands, which occur naturally but can lead to cancer or tumors if not repaired by your cells

6.     One in 23 women develop colon cancer. But researchers found that coffee drinkers — decaf or regular — were 26 percent less likely to develop colorectal cancer.

7.     Almost two-thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease are women. But the caffeine in two cups of coffee may provide significant protection against developing the condition. In fact, researchers found that women age 65 and older who drank two to three cups of coffee a day were less likely to develop dementia in general.

8.     For women, drinking at least one cup of coffee a day is associated with lowered stroke risk, which is the fourth leading cause of female deaths.

(Source- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/9-reasons-why-the-right-amount-of-coffee-is-good-for-you)

DISADVANTES ARE ALSO THERE IF COFFEE IS CONSUMED MORE

HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE PER DAY AND STAY HEALTHY